Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km SSE of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Entiat, Washington on Sun, Sep 25, 1983, 2:23 AM PDT (09:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 8 km S of Leavenworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-25 09:23:18 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.629° N, 120.184° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15700 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.013 km N of Quincy, Washington · 15700 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.68 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.023 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15689 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.52 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15683 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.13 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.64 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.28 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15671 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.86 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15666 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15664 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.89 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.711 km NW of Okanogan, Washington · 15660 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15660 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Waterville, Washington · 15708 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.66 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.56 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.411 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.94 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15725 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10164448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.